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Canadian Pacific Railway : Banff and British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Sketches by Melton Prior
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
125 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Hot springs
Hotels
Sanitarium Hotel
Banff
Glacier House
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Banff and Mount Stephen including railway access and hotels, hotsprings, sanitarium with associated sketches.
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2588, Saturday, November 24, 1888, pp. 613 - 614
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
Collection
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The Canadian Pacific Railway

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Sketches by Melton Prior
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
125 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Banff
Glacier House
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway as per Melton Prior who travelled from Montreal to Vancouver on the train and provided a review of the journey which includes sketches of Sir Donald, Great Glacier, Glacier Hotel, Hermit Range, Mount Carroll, Stony Creek Bridge and the interior of a colonial sleeping car.
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2591, Saturday December 15, 1888, pp. 720 - 722
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
Collection
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The new west : extending from the Great Lakes across plain and mountain to the golden shores of the Pacific

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Author
Ham, George Henry
Publisher
Winnipeg : Canadian Historical Publishing
Call Number
02.5 H17
Author
Ham, George Henry
Publisher
Winnipeg : Canadian Historical Publishing
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
viii, 205p. : ill., ports., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Directories
Notes
Book referred to in Alice Fulmer fonds (M70) as: " In a book of early day facts entitled "The New World" published in 1888 by J.E. Boyer, the author, who always wrote in flowery terms, wrote of Dr. Brett's Sanitarium ...". The book was signed: "To Mr. Fullmer with compliments of the author [signed J.E. Boyer]"
Accession Number
400
Call Number
02.5 H17
Collection
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The Great Glacier of the Selkirks

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Author
Ingersoll, Ernest
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Call Number
02.6 In4t PAM O.S.
Author
Ingersoll, Ernest
Responsibility
Ernest Ingersoll
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Published Date
1889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Glaciers
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Mountains - Hermit Range
Selkirk Range
Selkirk Range - B.C.
Hotels
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Travel
Tourism
Geography
Illecillewaet Glacier
Abstract
Pertains to the Selkirk Mountains, Illecillewaete Glacier, Glacier Creek, Sir Donald, the hotel and Canadian Pacific Railway access to the area as of 1889.
Notes
In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIII No. 1702, August 3, 1889, pp. 616 - 618
Accession Number
7890
Call Number
02.6 In4t PAM O.S.
Collection
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With ice-axe and camera in the Rocky Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Publisher
The Graphic
Call Number
02.6 G75w PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Rev. W. Spotswood Green (sketches)
Rev. H. Swanzy (photographs)
Publisher
The Graphic
Published Date
1889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Glacier House
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Lake Louise
Lake Louise District
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Range
Abstract
Pertains to Glacier House and a paper read at the Royal Geographical Society by Rev. W. Spotswood Green who traversed the Selkirks accompanied by Rev. H. Swanzy in 1889 with accompanying photographs/sketches of Beaver Creek, snow shed, Glacier House kitchen staff, aftermath of a snow slide, Mount Bonney, Lower Columbia Lake, goats, Mount Lefroy and Lake Louise, and an avalanche.
Notes
In The Graphic, October 19, 1889, pp. 484 - 486
Accession Number
7830
Call Number
02.6 G75w PAM O.S.
Collection
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Panoramic View of Banff and the National Park

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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
1889
Call Number
P
Published Date
1889
Physical Description
p.409, ill.
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Banff National Park
Bow River
Banff townsite
Notes
In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.II, no.52, (June 1889)
photograph on p.409, description on p.406 under "Our Engravings"
Call Number
P
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Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1890
Author
J.R.
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Call Number
02.6 R11a PAM O.S
Author
J.R.
Responsibility
J.R. (author)
Frederic Remington (illustrator)
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Published Date
1890
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers, British
Mountaineers, Swiss
Sir Donald, Mount
Glacier House
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Abstract
Pertains to Glacier House and the ascent of Sir Donald by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer from Switzerland and Harry Cooper from England with illustration on page 725
Notes
In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIV No. 1760, September 13, 1890, pp. 723 - 725
Accession Number
7979
Call Number
02.6 R11a PAM O.S
Collection
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My home in the Alps

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1892
Author
Le Blond, Elizabeth
Publisher
London : Sampson Low, Marston, and Company Limited
Call Number
02.2 L46m
Author
Le Blond, Elizabeth
Responsibility
Mrs. Main
Publisher
London : Sampson Low, Marston, and Company Limited
Published Date
1892
Physical Description
131 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Switzerland
Europe
Alps
Travel
Women
Nature
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
02.2 L46m
Collection
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Canada's El Dorado

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1892?
Author
Ralph, Julian
Call Number
07.2 R11c Pam
Author
Ralph, Julian
Responsibility
Julian Ralph
Published Date
1892?
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
British Columbia
Travel
Abstract
Pertains to a Julian Ralph publication, where he shares his input and observations of the Indigenous Peoples of North America.
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
07.2 R11c Pam
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Picturesque California : The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1894
Author
Muir, John (editor)
Ingersoll, Ernest (author)
Publisher
San Francisco, New York : J. Dewing Company, Publishers
Call Number
02.6 In4p PAM O.S.
Author
Muir, John (editor)
Ingersoll, Ernest (author)
Responsibility
John Muir (editor)
Ernest Ingersoll (author)
Eminent American Artists (photos, photogravures, wood engravings derived from paintings)
Publisher
San Francisco, New York : J. Dewing Company, Publishers
Published Date
1894
Physical Description
16 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
California Series No. 32, April 23, 1894
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Rocky Mountains
Art
Fraser, John Arthur
Notman, William & Son
Banff
Canmore
Kamloops
Vancouver
Victoria
Sir Donald, Mount
Bow River
Hot springs
Banff Springs Hotel
Emerald Lake
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Mountains - Hermit Range
Asulkan Glacier
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Abstract
Pertains to the Canadian Rockies as authored by Ernest Ingersoll with introduction by John Muir including a variety of sketches of Sir Donald, Bow River, Canmore, the Great Glacier, hot springs, open pool, Mount Burgess and Emerald Lake, Bow Falls and Banff Springs Hotel, the Selkirks and Hermit Mountain, Cheops, Asulkan Glacier, Stanley Park, Victoria, Shushwap Mission at Kamloops, and the Canadian Pacific Docks at Vancouver.
Notes
Part XXVI - The Canadian Rockies by Ernest Ingersoll
Accession Number
7901
Call Number
02.6 In4p PAM O.S.
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The Canadian guide-book : ...a guide to eastern Canada and Newfoundland.. and western Canada to Vancouver's Island ...

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1899
Author
Roberts, Charles G. D
Publisher
Toronto : George N. Morang
Call Number
02.4 R54
Author
Roberts, Charles G. D
Publisher
Toronto : George N. Morang
Published Date
1899
Physical Description
327p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Notes
"Appleton's Canadian guide-book"
Accession Number
2000
Call Number
02.4 R54
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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1960
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Edition
1st ed.
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Responsibility
planned by the Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers
Harvey Manning, chairman of editors
editorial committee: John R. Hazle and others
illus: Donna Balch Cook and Robert Cram
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Published Date
1960
Physical Description
x, 430p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Manuals
Equipment
Camping
Travel
Rock climbing
Snow
Ice
Ice climbing
First aid
Geology
Abstract
Pertains to how to safely mountaineer with a focus on North America as per the Mountaineers Climbing Committee
Contents
Preface
Part One - Approaching the Peaks
Equipment
Camping and Sleeping
Alpine Cuisine
Wilderness Travel
Navigation in the Hills
Part Two - Rock Climbing
Routefinding on Rock
Balance
Counterforce
Roped Climbing
Belaying
Pitoncraft and Rappels
Part Three - Snow and Ice Climbing
Snow
Ice
Glaciers
Arrests and Belays
Part Four - Safe Climbing
The Climbing Party and its Leadership
Climbing Dangers
First Aid
Alpine Rescue
Part Five - The Climbing Environment
Mountain Geology
The Cycle of Snow
Mountain Weather
Appendix - Food Requirements for Climbers
ISBN
0916890015
Accession Number
2019.43
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Collection
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The story of the mountains : Banff National Park

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1960
Author
Belyea, Helen R.
Publisher
Ottawa [Queen's Printer]
Call Number
13.115 B41s Pam
Variant Title
The story of the mountains in Banff National park
Author
Belyea, Helen R.
Responsibility
Helen R. Belyea
Publisher
Ottawa [Queen's Printer]
Published Date
1960
Physical Description
42 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Geology
Banff National Park
Rocky Mountains Canada
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Abstract
Pertains to the history of Banff National Park. The author, Helen R. Belyea, provides a comprehensive description and glossary pertaining to the type of rocks that makes up the mountains in Banff National Park. Additionally, she highlights specific areas of geological interest such as, but not limited to the following: Hoodoos viewpoint, Sulphur Mountain, Lake Minnewanka, Mount Norquay and the Hot Springs. Due to the nature of the publication, that being a Geological Survey of Canada, the author includes an excerpt on rock formation for each area marked as one of geological interest.
Contents
The rocks (pg. 4)
The building of the mountains (pg. 12)
Mountain sculpture (pg.13)
Drainage patterns (pg. 17)
Glossary of terms (pg. 18)
References (pg. 23)
Local points of geological interest (pg. 24)
Photographs (pg. 43)
Accession Number
2017.8683
Call Number
13.115 B41s Pam
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[Motor Drives Near Banff]

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1965 (revised 1967)
Publisher
Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources
Call Number
C6-4.3
Publisher
Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources
Published Date
1965 (revised 1967)
Scale
Relief: Spot heights
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Banff National Park
Notes
description of drives on back of map
Accession Number
673
Call Number
C6-4.3
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Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks: where rivers are born

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1965
Author
Baird, David M.
Publisher
Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys
Call Number
13.115 B11g Pam
Author
Baird, David M.
Responsibility
David M. Baird
Publisher
Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys
Published Date
1965
Physical Description
v, 104 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded color). 18 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Geology
Geology - British Columbia
Mount Revelstoke National Park
Glacier National Park
British Columbia
Banff National Park
Abstract
Pertains to the geology of Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks. While providing an overview of the geology, the author also provides the reader with specific details making the experience well rounded. The content pertains to the Rocky Mountains and makes specific mention to Banff and Banff National park
Contents
Introduction
Divides
Boundaries of the parks
Origin of the mountains
The rocks
The sculpturing of the mountains
Regional differences in the mountains
Shapes of mountains
Roadlog and points of interest along the Trans-Canada Highway
Epilogue
Index
Notes
The page numbers for the following locations listed in the abstract are as follows; Banff (37), Banff National Park (vi, 4, 19, 37 and 40)
Accession Number
2017.8683
Call Number
13.115 B11g Pam
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[Motor Drives Near Banff]

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1965 (revised 1967)
Publisher
Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources
Call Number
C6-4.3
Publisher
Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources
Published Date
1965 (revised 1967)
Scale
Relief: Spot heights
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Banff National Park
Notes
description of drives on back of map
Accession Number
673
Call Number
C6-4.3
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Man as an instrument of landscape change : fires, floods and national parks in the Bow Valley

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1966
Author
Nelson, James Gordon
Call Number
13.117 N33 Pam
Author
Nelson, James Gordon
Responsibility
J.G. Nelson and A.R. Byrne
Published Date
1966
Physical Description
p.226-238 : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Notes
Bibliographical notes
From the Geographical Review, vol.LVI, no.2, 1966
Accession Number
3349
Call Number
13.117 N33 Pam
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Canada's mountain national parks : Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Waterton Lakes, Yoho

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1966
Author
Scharff, Robert
Publisher
Vancouver : Evergreen Press Limited
Toronto : Musson Book Company
Call Number
13.113 Sch1c Pam
Author
Scharff, Robert
Responsibility
by Robert Scharff, in association with the Natural and Historic Resources Branch, Dept. of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources
Publisher
Vancouver : Evergreen Press Limited
Toronto : Musson Book Company
Published Date
1966
Physical Description
vii, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
National parks
Banff National Park
Guide
Jasper National Park
Kootenay National Park
Glacier National Park
Mount Revelstoke National Park
Waterton Lakes National Park
Yoho National Park
Abstract
Pertains to a guide on Canada’s National Parks. This comprehensive guide offers readers a brief history of each Mountain National Park, as well as other useful information pertaining to risk reduction, camping, environmental preservation, wildlife preservation and sightseeing. Additionally, Robert Scharff includes information regarding activities that may be of interest to visitors such as cycling, canoeing, climbing, hiking, trail riding and more. Refers to Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Waterton Lakes and Yoho National Parks.
Contents
Chapter one - introduction to the mountain national parks (pg. 1)
Chapter two - sightseeing in the parks (pg. 34)
Chapter three - seeing the wilderness areas of the park (pg. 87)
Chapter four - plant life in the parks (pg. 110)
Chapter five - wildlife and birds in the parks (pg. 119)
Chapter six - fishing in the parks (pg. 142)
Chapter seven - winter in the parks (pg. 149)
Chapter eight - accomodations and service in the parks (pg. 158)
Accession Number
2017.8683
Call Number
13.113 Sch1c Pam
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Minutes of proceedings and evidence, 27th Parliament, 1st session, November 30, December 1, December 2, 1966, Banff, Alberta and December 3, 1966, Jasper, Alberta

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1966
Author
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Northern Affairs and National Development
Call Number
13.111 C16
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Canadian Rockies, lords of a beckoning land

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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
1966
Author
Phillips, Alan
Publisher
In National Geographic Vol. 130, No.3, September 1966
Call Number
P
Author
Phillips, Alan
Responsibility
Alan Phillips
Photographs by James L. Stanfield
Publisher
In National Geographic Vol. 130, No.3, September 1966
Published Date
1966
Physical Description
p.353-393, illustrations (colour)
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Banff National Park
Banff Indian Days
Banff School of Fine Arts
Bears, Grizzly
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Conservation
Jasper National Park
Lake Louise
Prince of Wales Hotel
Tourism
Waterton
Wildlife
Yoho National Park
Call Number
P
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